MRA abdomen post contrast at Lonesome Pine Hospital
1990 HOLTON AVE., BIG STONE GAP, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1326041716
$636.75
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$4,245.00
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$248.50 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,245.00 with BLUE CROSS — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $248.50 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $248.50 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $248.50 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $248.50 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $248.50 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $669.43 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $669.43 | ↑ +5% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $670.08 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $675.93 | ↑ +6% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $682.43 | ↑ +7% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $720.89 | ↑ +13% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $786.00 | ↑ +23% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,074.83 | ↑ +69% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,169.00 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,215.00 | ↑ +91% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,215.00 | ↑ +91% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,812.62 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,020.20 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2,448.00 | ↑ +284% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $2,559.00 | ↑ +302% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,820.50 | ↑ +500% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $4,035.00 | ↑ +534% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $4,245.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $4,245.00 | ↑ +567% |
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MRA abdomen post contrast at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $636.75 | $248.50 – $786.00 |
| Russell County Hospital | LEBANON | $636.75 | $248.50 – $786.00 |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | MARION | $636.75 | $248.50 – $786.00 |
| St Mary's Hospital | Richmond | $1,587.60 | not published |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News | $1,878.00 | not published |
| St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian | $1,587.60 | not published |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | not published | $208.89 – $672.82 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | not published | $1,898.11 – $1,916.78 |